Claims
- 1. A fuel composition comprising a mixture of a major amount of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of an additive compound having the formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 taken together form a heterocyclic group of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600 with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 2. The fuel composition of claim 1 wherein said additive compound is present in an amount from about 50 ppm by weight to about 400 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the fuel composition.
- 3. The fuel composition of claim 2 wherein the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is from about 800 to about 4000.
- 4. The fuel composition of claim 3 wherein the polyoxyalkylene alcohol is of the formula—(R4—0&Parenclosest;xH wherein each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and x is from 1 to 50.
- 5. The fuel composition of claim 4 wherein R3 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 6. The fuel composition of claim 4 wherein R2 and R3 are polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 7. The fuel composition of claim 6 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 8. The fuel composition of claim 7 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 9. The fuel composition of claim 8 wherein each R7 is hydrogen and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and oxy-substituted hydrocarbyl of the formula
- 10. The fuel composition of claim 9 wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 11. The fuel composition of claim 9 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 12. The fuel composition of claim 4 wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 13. The fuel composition of claim 12 wherein each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 14. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 15. The fuel composition of claim 14 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 16. The fuel composition of claim 13 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and each substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 17. The fuel composition of claim 5 wherein R1 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 18. The fuel composition of claim 4 wherein R1 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol and R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are connected form a heterocycle group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 19. The fuel composition of claim 18 wherein R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 20. The fuel composition of claim 5 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms.
- 21. The fuel composition of claim 20 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 22. The fuel composition of claim 21 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 23. The fuel composition of claim 22 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 24. The fuel composition of claim 23 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and x is from 18 to 24.
- 25. A method for decreasing intake valve deposits in an internal combustion engine which comprises burning in said engine a fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of an additive compound having the formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 taken together form a heterocyclic group of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600 with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 26. The method of claim 25 wherein said additive compound is present in an amount from about 50 ppm by weight to about 400 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the fuel composition.
- 27. The method of claim 23 wherein the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is from about 800 to about 4000.
- 28. The method of claim 27 wherein the polyoxyalkylene alcohol is of the formula wherein each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and x is from 1 to 50.
- 29. The method of claim 28 wherein R3 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 30. The method of claim 28 wherein R1 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol and R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are connected form a heterocycle group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 31. The method of claim 30 wherein R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 32. The method of claim 28 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and each; R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 33. The method of claim 29 wherein R2 and R3 are polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 34. The method of claim 33 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 35. The method of claim 34 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 36. The method of claim 35 wherein each R7 is hydrogen and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and oxy-substituted hydrocarbyl of the formula
- 37. The method of claim 36 wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 38. The method of claim 35 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 39. The method of claim 29 wherein R1 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 40. The method of claim 29 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms.
- 41. The method of claim 40 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 42. The method of claim 41 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 43. The method of claim 42 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 44. The method of claim 28 wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 45. The method of claim 44 wherein each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 46. The method of claim 45 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 47. The method of claim 46 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 48. The method of claim 45 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and each substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 49. A compound of the formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms with the proviso that at least one of R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol, with further proviso that when R2 or R3 are polyoxyalkylene alcohol, they are polyoxyalkylene alcohol of the formula—(R4O)xH wherein each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and x is from 1 to 50.
- 50. The compound of claim 49 wherein R3 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 51. The compound of claim 50 wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms.
- 52. The compound of claim 51 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 53. The compound of claim 52 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 54. The compound of claim 53 wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 55. The compound of claim 49 wherein R2 and R3 are polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 56. The compound of claim 55 wherein each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 57. The compound of claim 56 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 58. The compound of claim 57 wherein each R7 is hydrogen and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and oxy-substituted hydrocarbyl of the formula
- 59. A fuel composition comprising a mixture of:(a) a major amount of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range; (b) a minor amount of an additive compound having the general formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms wherein said polyoxyalkylene alcohol is of the formula wherein each R4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and x is from 1 to 50 with the provision that at least one of R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600; and(c) a minor amount of a detergent selected from the group consisting of polyalkylenyl amines, Mannich amines, polyalkenyl succinimides, poly(oxyalkylene) carbamates, poly(alkenyl)-N-substituted carbamates and mixtures thereof.
- 60. A method for reducing octane requirement in an internal combustion engine which comprises burning in said engine a fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of an additive compound having the formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 taken together form a heterocyclic group of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600 with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 61. The method of claim 60 wherein said additive compound is present in an amount from about 50 ppm by weight to about 400 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the fuel composition.
- 62. The method of claim 61 wherein the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is from about 800 to about 4000.
- 63. The method of claim 62 wherein the polyoxyalkylene alcohol is of the formula wherein each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and x is from 1 to 50.
- 64. The method of claim 63 wherein R3 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 65. The method of claim 64 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms.
- 66. The method of claim 65 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 67. The method of claim 66 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 68. The method of claim 67 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 69. The method of claim 65 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 70. The method of claim 63 wherein R2 and R3 are polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 71. The method of claim 70 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 72. The method of claim 71 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 73. The method of claim 72 wherein each R7 is hydrogen and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and oxy-substituted hydrocarbyl of the formula
- 74. The method of claim 71 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 75. The method of claim 63 wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 76. The method of claim 75 wherein each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 77. The method of claim 76 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 78. The method of claim 77 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 79. The method of claim 76 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and each and R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 80. The method of claim 60 wherein said additive compound is present in an amount from about 50 ppm by weight to about 400 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the fuel composition and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is from about 800 to about 4000.
- 81. The method of claim 80 wherein the polyoxyalkylene is of the formula—(R4O)xH wherein each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and x is from 1 to 50.
- 82. The method of claim 81 wherein R3 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol and R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms.
- 83. The method of claim 82 wherein R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 84. The method of claim 83 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 85. The method of claim 81 wherein R2 and R3 are polyoxyalkylene alcohol and R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 86. The method of claim 85 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarby of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 87. The method of claim 86 wherein each R7 is hydrogen and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and oxy-substituted hydrocarbyl of the formula:
- 88. The method of claim 81 wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each polyoxyalkylene alcohol and each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 89. The method of claim 88 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 90. The method of claim 89 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 91. The method of claim 82 wherein R1 is polyoxyalkylene and R2 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 92. The method of claim 81 wherein R1 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol and R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are connected form a heterocycle group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 93. The method of claim 92 wherein R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 94. The method of claim 64 wherein R1 is polyoxyalkylene and R2 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 95. The method of claim 63 wherein R1 is polyoxyalkylene alcohol and R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are connected form a heterocycle group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 96. The method of claim 95 wherein R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 97. A method for controlling octane requirement increase in an internal combustion engine which comprises burning in said engine a fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of an additive compound having the formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms or R2 and R3 taken together form a heterocyclic group of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600 with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 98. A compound of the formula: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 100 carbon atoms of the formula—(R4O)xH wherein each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 100 carbon atoms and x is from 1 to 50.
- 99. The compound of claim 98 wherein each R4 is independently selected from hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and each x is from 1 to 26.
- 100. The compound of claim 99 wherein each R4 is hydrocarbyl of the formula: wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
- 101. The compound of claim 100 wherein each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
- 102. A fuel composition comprising a mixture of a major amount of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of an additive compound having the formula: wherein R1 is a substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600 with the proviso that at least one of R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 103. The fuel composition of claim 102 wherein R1 is oxy-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 50 carbon atoms.
- 104. The fuel composition of claim 102 wherein R1 is a substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 50 carbon atoms and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms and substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- 105. A method for decreasing intake valve deposits in an internal combustion engine which comprises burning in said engine a fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbon in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of an additive compound having the formula: wherein R1 is substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600 with the proviso that at least one of R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 106. The method of claim 105 wherein R1 is substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 50 carbon atoms.
- 107. The method of claim 98 wherein R1 is substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 50 carbon atoms.
- 108. A method for controlling octane requirement increase in an internal combustion engine which comprises burning in said engine a fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of an additive compound having the formula: wherein R1 is substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600 with the proviso that at least one of R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 109. A method for reducing octane requirement in an internal combustion engine which comprises burning in said engine a fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of an additive compound having the formula: wherein R1 is substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms, substituted hydrocarbyl of 1 to 100 carbon atoms and polyoxyalkylene alcohol of 2 to 200 carbon atoms and the weight average molecular weight of the additive compound is at least about 600 with the proviso that at least one of R2 or R3 must be polyoxyalkylene alcohol.
- 110. The method of claim 109 wherein R1 is substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl of 1 to 50 carbon atoms.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/708,514, filed Sep. 5, 1996 now abandoned which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/310,470, filed Sep. 22, 1994 now abandoned.
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